Nigeria’s climate permits the cultivation of a variety of crops in a pattern that emerged in earlier centuries in response to local conditions. One such category of crops produced are grains. A grain is a small, hard, dry seed, with or without an attached hull or fruit […]
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Soybean is an important source of high quality and inexpensive protein and oil. With an average protein content of 40% and oil content of 20%, soybean has the highest protein content of all food crops and is second only to groundnuts in terms of oil content amongst […]
Read more →Soy milk is a plant-based drink produced by soaking dried soybeans, grinding them in water, boiling the mixture, and filtering out the residues. The major raw material required for the production of soy milk is soya bean seed. It must be free from microbial or insect damage. […]
Read more →Soybean (U.S.) or soya bean (UK) (Glycine max) is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean which has numerous uses. The plant is classed as an oilseed rather than a pulse by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). Fat-free (defatted) […]
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